Over 150 organizations back call to ban oxo-degradable plastic packaging

APR News and Media

November 8, 2017

APR and over 150 organizations back call to ban oxo-degradable plastic packaging

Earlier this week the New Plastics Economy Team at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation published a statement calling for a global ban on oxo-degradable plastics. The statement contends that oxo-degradable plastics are being produced and sold in many countries, with society being led to believe they safely biodegrade in nature. Yet significant evidence suggests oxo-degradable plastics do not safely biodegrade but fragment into small pieces, contributing to microplastics pollution. APR joins more then 150 organizations worldwide who have endorsed this new statement.